(b Chevilly, nr Lausanne, 2 May 1806; d Paris, 5 May 1874). Swiss painter and teacher, active in France. While many of his pictures appear academic in technique and subject, they often treat subjects that are new or imaginatively selected in a manner that betrays varied artistic influences. With his contemporaries Paul Delaroche and Thomas Couture, he helped to create the juste-milieu compromise style of painting. Adept in classical and biblical subjects, Gleyre also ventured into historical iconography, employing Swiss rather than French historical events, as well as genre motifs and sometimes obscure original themes. His influence was immense through his art and his teaching, which helped to form the Néo-Grec school of the Second Empire.

• Gleyre, (Marc-)Charles(-Gabriel)
  • Academy, §5: Academic ideals versus practical concerns
  • Egypt, §III: Painting and sculpture
  • France, §XV, 6: Art education: The Ecole des Beaux-Arts and teaching studios in the 19th century
  • Switzerland, §I: Introduction
  • dealers
    • Goupil, Adolphe
  • groups and movements
    • Orientalism, §2(iii): Harems and slave and street markets
  • patrons and collectors
    • Asse, Auguste
  • pupils
    • Anker, (Samuel) Albert
      • Anker, Albert
    • Bachelin, (Rodolphe-)Auguste
      • Bachelin, Auguste
    • Bazille, (Jean-)Frédéric
      • Bazille, Frédéric
    • Bocion, François(-Louis-David)
      • Bocion, François
    • Du Maurier, George (Louis Palmella Busson)
      • Du Maurier, George
    • Gérôme, Jean-Léon
      • Gérôme, Jean-Léon, §1: Life and painted work
    • Grigorescu, Nicolae
      • Grigorescu, Nicolae
    • Hamon, Jean-Louis
      • Hamon, Jean-Louis
    • Henry, E(dward) L(amson)
      • Henry, E. L.
    • Hermans, Charles
      • Hermans, Charles
    • Jobbé-Duval, Félix (Armand Marie)
      • Jobbé-Duval, Félix
    • Laso (de la Vega de los Ríos), Francisco
      • Laso, Francisco
    • Lecomte du Nouÿ, (Jules) Jean (Antoine)
      • Lecomte du Nouÿ, Jean
    • Lepic, Ludovic(-Napoléon)
      • Lepic, Ludovic
    • Monet, (Oscar-)Claude
      • Monet, Claude, §1(i): Life and work: The 1850s and 1860s
    • Oller (y Cestero), Francisco
      • Oller, Francisco
    • Pina, José Salomé
      • Pina, José Salomé
    • Poynter, Edward John
      • Poynter, Edward John
    • Prinsep, Val(entine Cameron)
      • Prinsep, Val
    • Simon, Friedrich Rudolf
      • Simon, Friedrich Rudolf
    • Sisley, Alfred
      • Sisley, Alfred, §2: Work
    • Wallis, Henry
      • Wallis, Henry
    • Whistler, James (Abbott) McNeill
      • Whistler, James McNeill, §1(i): Early life, 1834–59
  • teachers
    • Hersent, Louis
  • works
    • Switzerland, §III, 5: Painting and graphic arts, c 1850–c 1900